What is Invade? A Basic Definition

Invade \In*vade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Invaded; p. pr. & vb.
  
         n. Invading.] [L.
         invadere, invasum; pref. in- in +
         vadere
   to go, akin to E. wade: cf. OF. invader, F.
         envahir. See
   Wade.]
  
         [1913 Webster]
   1. To go
         into or upon; to pass within the confines of; to
     
         enter; -- used of forcible or rude ingress. [Obs.]
     
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            Which becomes a body, and doth then invade
            The state of life, out of the grisly shade.
                                                  --Spenser.
     
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   2. To enter with hostile intentions; to
         enter with a view to
      conquest or plunder; to make an
         irruption into; to attack;
      as, the Romans invaded
         Great Britain.
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            Such an enemy
            Is risen to invade us.                --Milton.
     
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   3. To attack; to infringe; to encroach
         on; to violate; as,
      the king invaded the rights of
         the people.
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   4. To grow or spread
         over; to affect injuriously and
      progressively; as,
         gangrene invades healthy tissue.

   Syn: To attack;
         assail; encroach upon. See Attack.
        [1913
         Webster]

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Mon Dec 1

• Climate Activists Invade DC Offices of Environmental Defense, Daughter of ED Founder Accuses NGO of Pushing False Solutions to Climate Change " It's Getting Hot In Here

Thu Nov 27

• Nokia 6500: Nokia 6500

Mon Nov 17

• MyFox Dallas | Mysterious Blobs Invade Grapevine Lake: Strange days indeed, LMAO

Sun Nov 16

• Oil Exploration in Amazon Threatens (National Geographic, that's okay right?) -Amelia: The oil worker's recommended procedures are really weird. Hello, we are coming into your land and ripping down the the trees which provide your food and shelter, we carry diseases that could wipe out your entire tribe in a matter of days, we are gradually killing you off... "Is something bothering you?" I don't think I would be bothered by that...
• Invasion of sweden

Tue Nov 4

• Family Guy Sums Up Iraq War In 30 Seconds: Ground Zero: "Where the first guy got AIDS."

Sun Sep 21

• Invader Zim Picture

Mon Sep 15

• Pakistan soldiers 'confront US' - Max: US troops invade Pakistan

Thu Sep 11

• US to invade Iran any day now?: The Russian newspaper Izvestia, a well-known and authoritive daily published nationwide and abroad, suggested that by attacking South Ossetia, the Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili had badly damaged a planned U.S. military operation against Iran. In the newspaper' ;s opinion Georgia was supposed to play the role of another "unsinkab le aircraft carrier" for the U.S., i.e. an operational and tactical base for U.S. aircraft that would be making bombing raids into Iran.

Fri Sep 5

• Inside Facebook " More Alcohol Advertisers Invade Facebook Platform

Tue Aug 26

• Fictional Sports Invade the Real World: Authors love to make up games for their fictional worlds but these games are typically unplayable in the real world. But guess what? Weve tracked down some bizarre examples of fictional sports performed in the flesh.

Sun Aug 17

• Fail Question | English Fail Blog

Mon Aug 11

• Napoleon: O'Meara&# 039;s account of Napoleon on the invasion of the England

Thu Aug 7

• Invade Earth | Smiley Productions

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